Yrjölä, V., Crespo, L.C., Saussure, S., Asamoah, F., Soukainen, A., Badii, B., Sihvonen, P., Cardoso, P. (2026). Species inventory and morphological measurements of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) and ants (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae) collected in northern Ghana.
Biodiversity Data Journal, 14, e163267. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e163267 (IF2024 1,0; Q3 Biodiversity Conservation)Agricultural expansion, a leading driver of biodiversity loss, has widespread effects on ecosystem services, particularly in tropical regions. In West Africa, the impact of intensified agriculture on local biodiversity – especially predator and decomposer species like spiders and ants – is understudied. This study aims to provide a checklist of terrestrial spiders and ants associated with savannahs and mango orchards in northern Ghana thus creating a baseline for further ecological studies on the community composition of these groups.
